Brazil Geography

Country Name: Federative Republic of Brazil

Capital City: Brasilia

Population: 188,078,227

Population Growth: 1.04% (2006)

Currency: real (BRL)

Languages: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French

Area: 8,511,965 sq km

Inflation Rate: 3% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 9.6% (2006)

Domain extension: .br

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF BRAZIL

Location:

Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean

Geographic Co-ordinates:

10 00 S, 55 00 W

Area - total:

8,511,965 sq km

Area - total:

8,511,965 sq km

Area - land:

8,456,510 sq km

Area - water:

55,455 sq km

Land Boundaries:

16,885 km

Border Countries:

Argentina 1,261 km, Bolivia 3,423 km, Colombia 1,644 km, French Guiana 730.4 km, Guyana 1,606 km, Paraguay 1,365 km, Peru 2,995 km, Suriname 593 km, Uruguay 1,068 km, Venezuela 2,200 km

Terrain:

mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt

Elevation - highest point:

Pico da Neblina 3,014 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber

Arable Land:

6.93%

Permanent Crops:

0.89%

Other Land Use:

92.18% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south